The High Court today declared illegal the government decision that in 2018 cancelled the 30 percent quota system for the freedom fighters’ children in the civil service of ninth to 13th grades (first and second classes of jobs).

Protesters demanding reformation in the quota system in civil service yesterday threatened to wage tougher movement from Sunday if the government failed to publish a gazette notification to that end by today.

Leaders of quota reform movement yesterday issued an ultimatum to the government to publish a gazette notification by this month

The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that sought re-evaluation and scrapping of the existing quota system in the civil service, as the writ petitioners are not affected by the system and it is a policy decision of the government.